We continue our unit previews of the 2020 Virginia Cavaliers by dedicating an entire day to the linebackers. In case you missed it, so far we’ve taken a look at each of the offensive skilled positions, the offensive line, and the defensive line. Today, we focus on the single most important position on the field when running a 3-4 defense.
These four guys are pass rushers, run stoppers, pass defenders and more. Generally speaking, the ILBs are tasked with stopping the run and the OLBs are on pass rush or in pass coverage, but that of course is an oversimplification—ILB Jordan Mack led the team with 7.